The English Beat

To the rest of the world, this Birmingham, England-based band is known simply as the Beat. In the US, that name was already claimed by Paul Collins of the Nerves (both Beats formed in 1978). And so we know them in the States as the English Beat. Only three albums came from the five-year career of this six-piece band. The first one made them stars in the UK as hit after hit cemented their reputation as top-notch ska/punk players. The second one was short on punk energy, but full of enough biting lyrics and... Read More

Genre:

Rock, New Wave, Ska Revival

City Of Origin:

Birmingham,
England

Formed Date:

1978

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